A heartfelt “THANK YOU” to all that have welcomed me here. Below is a short introduction and explanation of how we got here.
After years of owning a LANCE TT we decided to go with a Keystone Laredo 240MK, because of the much better layout for the bathroom. We took possession of the 240MK on August 27, 2015 and got ready to go to Mesa AZ where we had leased a spot for 4 months in May 2015. However unfortunately we had to leave Mesa after only 5 days. On the 3ed day we realized that the fridge Dometic fridge and freezer did not work properly. Also one of the dinette benches began to fall apart. So we returned it to the dealer in Tucson and went home to Green Valley AZ.
It turns out that Keystone had “forgotten” to cut a hole in the roof for the fridge chimney so the heat could not escape. We also found that although there is a working light switch labeled “Patio” there is no patio light. But overall we think the 240MK may work out for us.
I think that Keystone could have been a little more “generous” with electrical outlets. Along the whole “street side” there are no outlets, and those in the kitchen are placed in the middle of the overhead cabinet bottom so that when anything is plugged in the cord will be dangling instead of mounting the outlets back the outside wall where the cords would be out of the way. The TV situation is a nightmare. There are all kinds of possibilities but NO place to put a sat receiver. I am now looking at perhaps going with a smaller TV and make a shelf behind the 39” to hold the receiver.
Prior to purchasing this unit we had been looking at many different brands, but decided that the 240MK would be the best choice. I watched a YouTube clip about the quality of the 240 MK where the quality of the cabinets and overall quality was presented. In hindsight I think the guy (a dealer) was exaggerating in the video. Instead of the glorified workmanship with “dove tailed” drawers I find a load of cheap staples to hold things together.
But we’ll see what happens going forward. Towing this camper is easy with my 2014 Ford F150 Ecoboost. We are getting about 12-14 mpg overall towing and running about town. My old 2007 F150 with a 5.4 l V8 got us much less with the Lance towed.
I hope to learn a lot more about my 240MK here. I have already learned quite a bit about doo-able mods and will continue to learn.
Happy camping to all.